Category: BRT TRIP BLOG

This trip blog contains information about previous loads logged by Big Rig Steve in his tractor trailer.
BRT trips posted here in this trip blog are complete and usually updated as soon as the information is available.
Moreover, confidential information is not published about any ongoing loads until they are completed; for safety and security reasons.

BRT Trip Blog for Thursday: September 22, 2022.
  • Pickup Date: 09/22/2022
    • Loading Location: Belvidere, Illinois
    • TYPE: Pre-Loaded Trailer.
    • On-Site Time: 30 Minutes. 60 Minute wait for check-in..
  • Delivery Date: 09/23/2022
    • Unloading Location: Commerce City, Colorado via Sidney, Nebraska
    • TYPE: Drop Trailer.
    • On-Site Time: 30 Minutes.
  • Trailer Temperature: Fahrenheit/Celsius: -10 Degrees F. / -23.3 Degrees C.
  • Cargo Weight: Pounds/Kilograms: 26,651 / 12,088 Kg.
  • Cargo Hauled: Walmart Crossdock Seafoods, Meats.
  • Approximate Mileages: Miles/Kilometers:
    • Empty: 75 / 120
    • Loaded: 975 / 1,569
  • Weather at Pick-up Location: Clear, Temperature 50 Degrees F, 10 Degrees C.
  • Weather at Drop-off Location: Passing Clouds, Temperature 70 Degrees F, 21.1 Degrees C.
  • Average Miles Per Gallon/Liters per 100 Kilometers : 8.5 MPG. / L/100 KM.
  • Additional Notes: This load; originally slated for delivery in Corinne, Utah; was diverted to the Denver area for drop. Another driver will bring the load to Utah so Steve can deliver an emergency dispatch combo load to Georgia, and North Carolina.
  • Lumper/Loading Fees: None.
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BRT Trip Blog ‘B’ for Wednesday: September 14, 2022.
  • Pickup Date: 09/14/2022
    • Loading Location: Streetsboro, Ohio
    • TYPE: Pre-Loaded Trailer.
    • On-Site Time: 30 Minutes.
  • Delivery Date: 09/15/2022
    • Unloading Location: Joliet, Illinois
    • TYPE: Live Unload.
    • On-Site Time: 60 Minutes.
  • Trailer Temperature: Fahrenheit/Celsius:  -1 Degrees F. / -18.3 Degrees C.
  • Cargo Weight: Pounds/Kilograms: 29,214 Lbs. / 13,251 Kg.
  • Cargo Hauled: KFC-Macaroni and Cheese.
  • Approximate Mileages: Miles/Kilometers:
    • Empty: 0 / 0
    • Loaded: 377 / 698
  • Weather at Pick-up Location: Scattered Clouds, Temperature 78 Degrees F, 25.5 Degrees C.
  • Weather at Drop-off Location: Scattered Clouds, Temperature 79 Degrees F, 26.1 Degrees C.
  • Average Miles Per Gallon/Liters per 100 Kilometers : 9.2 MPG. / 25.5668 L/100 KM.
  • Additional Notes: Steve will head home after this load for some time off.
  • Lumper/Loading Fees: None.
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BRt Trip Blog for Tuesday: September 20, 2022.
  • Pickup Date: 09/20/2022
    • Loading Location: Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
    • TYPE: Live Load.
    • On-Site Time: 45 Minutes.
  • Delivery Date: 09/21/2022
    • Unloading Location: Bolingbrook, Illinois
    • TYPE: Live Unload.
    • On-Site Time: 45 Minutes.
  • Trailer Temperature: Fahrenheit/Celsius:  34 Degrees F. / 1.1 Degrees C.
  • Cargo Weight: Pounds/Kilograms: 40,755 Lbs. / 18,486 Kg.
  • Cargo Hauled: Philadelphia Cream Cheese
  • Approximate Mileages: Miles/Kilometers:
    • Empty: 89 / 143
    • Loaded: 164 / 262
  • Weather at Pick-up Location: Scattered Clouds, Temperature 70 Degrees F, 21.1 Degrees C.
  • Weather at Drop-off Location: Scattered Clouds, Temperature 81 Degrees F, 27.2 Degrees C.
  • Average Miles Per Gallon/Liters per 100 Kilometers : 8.6 MPG. / 27.3505 L/100 KM.
  • Additional Notes: Steve arrived early to his scheduled appointment and was unloaded early.
  • Lumper/Loading Fees: None.
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BRT Trip Blog ‘A’ for Wednesday: September 14, 2022.
  • Pickup Date: 09/14/2022
    • Loading Location: Mount Sterling, Kentucky
    • TYPE: Pre-Loaded Trailer.
    • On-Site Time: 30 Minutes.
  • Delivery Date: 09/14/2022
    • Unloading Location: Streetsboro, Ohio
    • TYPE: Drop Trailer.
    • On-Site Time: 30 Minutes.
  • Trailer Temperature: Fahrenheit/Celsius: -1 Degrees F. / -18.3 Degrees C.
  • Cargo Weight: Pounds/Kilograms: 44,007 Lbs. / 19,961 Kg.
  • Cargo Hauled: Hot Pockets® Variety.
  • Approximate Mileages: Miles/Kilometers:
    • Empty: 117 / 186
    • Loaded: 336 / 537
  • Weather at Pick-up Location: Partly Sunny, Temperature 73 Degrees F, 22.7 Degrees C.
  • Weather at Drop-off Location: Scattered Clouds, Temperature 78 Degrees F, 25.5 Degrees C.
  • Average Miles Per Gallon/Liters per 100 Kilometers : 8.4 MPG. / 28.0017 L/100 KM.
  • Additional Notes: Steve dropped this trailer and picked up another in the same yard the same day for the next trip.
  • Lumper/Loading Fees: None.
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